In this paper, we empirically investigate how government ideology affects trade policy. The prediction of a partisan …, ideology-based model (within a two-sector, two-factor Heckscher-Ohlin framework) is that left-wing governments will adopt more …

paper proposes that what partly explains the structure of ideology is moral universalism: the extent to which people …

We test the relationship between historical immigration to the United States and political ideology today. We … hypothesize that European immigrants brought with them their preferences for the welfare state, and that this had a long …-lasting effect on the political ideology of US born individuals. Our analysis proceeds in three steps. First, we document that the …

pairwise difference in ideology groups' connection patterns satisfy a condition known as the Chernoff-Hellinger divergence … categorize the ideological affiliations of the political committees, our estimates match the self reported ideology for 94.36% of …

, inequality and growth are jointly determined. We show how including fairness explains various observed correlations between … inequality, redistribution and growth. We also show how different beliefs about fairness can keep two otherwise identical …

confirms an economically significant demand for news slanted toward one's own political ideology. Firms respond strongly to …

Preferences for redistribution, as well as the generosities of welfare states, differ significantly across countries …

-interest, knowledge, and ideology in public opinion formation? And how do people learn about economic issues? Using a new, specially … insurance), ideology is the most important determinant of public opinion, while measures of self-interest are the least …